also can a mod add OFFICIAL to this thread title?
― Burnt Norton 360 (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 19 November 2022 13:05 (one year ago) link
Anybody not backing Brazil?Prospect of France being the first champions to get out of the group for 20 years only to face Argentina again also v tantalising
― nashwan, Saturday, 19 November 2022 13:32 (one year ago) link
if by "backing" you mean supporting then no, bunch of Bolsonaro-supporting cunts, hope they go out ASAP.my preference is for the whole thing to be cancelled, however if someone has to win it, I'll be glad if it's England because* If any world cup "doesn't count" it's this one, so bragging rights would be minimised* we would never have to hear another new version of Three Lions* If Rashford, Sancho and Saka can score the winning goals then it will piss off all the right people.
― link.exposing.politically (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 19 November 2022 13:55 (one year ago) link
literally anyone but Brazil
― imago, Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:12 (one year ago) link
hope they get 7-1'd again
Argentina is the romantic choice obv
― imago, Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:14 (one year ago) link
I’m supporting nobody but I do hope the legendary Portugal-Netherlands card record gets broken - and I’m feeling it in the bad vibe of this tournament, lads.
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:35 (one year ago) link
in the VAR age it's harder to get away with anything so it would have to be just a total fuck-it brawl
― imago, Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:36 (one year ago) link
I passed a Paddy Power ad today on the way into Dublin airport that said “At least Sterling spent more time at 10 than Truss.” I’m indifferent to the fortunes of the English national team but I can guess the discourse.
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:37 (one year ago) link
ah c'mon he was otm about FIFA
by that I mean players are generally better at not doing things that get them sent off, would guess that red card numbers this and last EPL season are down on the average
THAT SAID this last AFCON was an absolute red card bonanza, every time they went to VAR someone was sent off for some nonsense, so maybe, hopefully that'll be the case here too
― imago, Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:38 (one year ago) link
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:39 (one year ago) link
xpp i was referring to cuntathon
― Burnt Norton 360 (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:40 (one year ago) link
oh sorry supercu(n)t, i wondered why cuntathon didn't work with parentheses :/
I got into baseball this year and in baseball any time there’s a brawl there’s an understanding that everyone has to run up and involve themselves. FIFA should make that a rule for this WC. Game needs a goalbrawl.https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/05/ap_nationals_giants_baseball.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C3059px%2C1834px&resize=1000%2C600
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:41 (one year ago) link
too many cowards avoiding the pile-on
― Burnt Norton 360 (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:42 (one year ago) link
I suppose I should support Japan as there's so many Japanese players at Celtic these days, in reality I don't give a fuck who wins it - as long as it's not Brazil. A team with as few Premiership players as possible would be welcome though.
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Saturday, 19 November 2022 15:06 (one year ago) link
our Japanese international, Yuta, had a season-ending ankle injury just a couple of weeks back. Our only other international is the mighty Sorba Thomas in the Welsh squad, but he won't get a start or if he comes off the bench he'll likely be played in an unfamiliar position and not let near any set-pieces.
― calzino, Saturday, 19 November 2022 15:26 (one year ago) link
feels absolutely wide open this time, every team has big flaws and nobody is really putting forward a compelling case ahead of anyone else. France clearly the best squad but aside from the strong suspicion that they'll implode again their biggest problem is their central midfield being ripped out. my money is on Spain and Argentina with a small each way on Uruguay but like everyone else I feel like I could come up with better reasons why they won't win than why they will
― or something, Saturday, 19 November 2022 15:29 (one year ago) link
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― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 November 2022 16:52 (one year ago) link
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Qatar-mess and the Kit /rejected thread titles
― nashwan, Saturday, 19 November 2022 16:54 (one year ago) link
"if by "backing" you mean supporting then no, bunch of Bolsonaro-supporting cunts, hope they go out ASAP."
Lula won the election you know.
I'd much rather South America (Brazil or ARG) won it or an African team got in the semis-/final/won than fucking Europe again.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:03 (one year ago) link
Also this might be the first of many winter world cups, given climate change.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:07 (one year ago) link
Yes I know Lula won the election, thanks. I mean many of the more famous players on the team publicly support Bolsonaro, including Neymar who is apparently going to dedicate his first goal at the WC to him.
― link.exposing.politically (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:16 (one year ago) link
xp he means that most of the players supported Bolsonaro
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:17 (one year ago) link
Richarlison an honourable exception iirc
― imago, Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:24 (one year ago) link
This thread seems to be going fine everyone just enjoying the camaraderie of a little sporting action “innit”, anyway when’s the real World Cup (women’s)
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:24 (one year ago) link
Players I want to have a bad WC: NeymarRonaldo
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:25 (one year ago) link
Hi silby!
Seems like this would be a good event to do terrorism at is anyone taking bets
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:27 (one year ago) link
Or maybe someone will get renditioned by the CIA what a ludicrous display
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:28 (one year ago) link
just checked and Ramos wasn't picked for the squad, so ok for Spain to progress then.
― link.exposing.politically (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:29 (one year ago) link
― link.exposing.politically (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 19 November 2022 bookmarkflaglink
I know you know this. My point is the people backing the team voted the other way.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:33 (one year ago) link
the "dedicating my first goal to Bolsonaro" thing is the vital factor here, for me at least, if he could score 0 goals that would be ideal.
― link.exposing.politically (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:41 (one year ago) link
At least Eng aren't winning it.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:50 (one year ago) link
including Neymar who is apparently going to dedicate his first goal at the WC to him.
This will be great if Bolsanaro dies in the next few days and then Neymar has to point solemnly at the ground after scoring
― nashwan, Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:52 (one year ago) link
and then it's disallowed anyway
― nashwan, Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:53 (one year ago) link
neymar can take off his pants in solidarity
― symsymsym, Saturday, 19 November 2022 17:54 (one year ago) link
LOL remember this? They can maybe repeat it with a pair of Bolsonaro's underpants.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmwJtyzXgAAd7Ax.jpg
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Saturday, 19 November 2022 18:20 (one year ago) link
Jail Bolsonaro (I wish)
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Saturday, 19 November 2022 18:28 (one year ago) link
Brazil can win if Neymar chokes and has to be benched in disgrace and they win in some style without him
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Saturday, 19 November 2022 18:30 (one year ago) link
IMO I can be satisfied if the first time Neymar dives, the opposing team's coach picks him up and body slams him to the ground, earning a well-deserved tournament ban
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Saturday, 19 November 2022 18:33 (one year ago) link
congratulations NV on putting the 1975 song into my head MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 19 November 2022 18:34 (one year ago) link
happy to help 🙂
― Burnt Norton 360 (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 19 November 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
Easily one of the worst pictures I’ve ever seen, cunt quotient off the charts
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have just come together to take the best picture of 2022. pic.twitter.com/w5RoCsFYhI— SPORTbible (@sportbible) November 19, 2022
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Saturday, 19 November 2022 20:15 (one year ago) link
I take that back about Argentina
― imago, Saturday, 19 November 2022 20:18 (one year ago) link
would like neymar and messi to both have a great world cup and mario gotze to score the winning goal in the final.
― oscar bravo, Saturday, 19 November 2022 20:48 (one year ago) link
lol
― imago, Saturday, 19 November 2022 20:56 (one year ago) link
oh shit what are they planning
Tomorrow.— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 19, 2022
― nashwan, Saturday, 19 November 2022 21:18 (one year ago) link